Improvement in rotary water-elevators



J. C. & A. P. GARRETSON.

ROTARY WATER-ELEVATOR.

No.180,864. Patented Aug.8,1876.

N.FETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON, D C

UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOEL O. GARRETSON AND AMOS` P. GARRETSON, OF SALEM, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN ROTARY WATER-ELEVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,864, dated August 8, 1876; application iled January 11, 1876.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that We, JOEL O. GARRETSON and AMos P. GARRETsoN, of Salem, in the county of Henry and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful machine for the purpose of elevating water, which we style the Rotary Water-Elevator;7 and We do hereby declare the following to be an exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon,1naking a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of thev Water-elevator. Fig. 2 represents an end view of the same. Fig. 3 shows the shape of the bucket andthe manner by which it is attached to the chain.

The nature of our invention consists in the'construction of the cylindrical drum or revolving reservoir, with its oblong apertures for receiving, holding, and emptying the buckets, revolving the endless chain, receiving thewater, and again discharging it, at either side required, into the semicix'cular chute underneath.

The object ot' our invention is to hoist and elevate water from a Well or river to any required height, and discharge it at any required place, andusing it as a portable and movable elevator wherever desired.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation, as follows:

A represents the bucket, of any required size, for the purpose of elevating and discharging water into the revolving drum or cylindrical reservoir B, and having an eye, l), on each side of the bottom, for the purpose of attaching the hooks or links of a strap or chain, E, of any required size or length, so as to connect the buckets A and form an endless chain with a series of buckets at equidistances apart. B is a hollow revolving cylinder or drum, .for the purpose of' operating the endless chain E, which passes over itto the well, and for the purpose of receiving and discharging the water elevated by the buckets A, and operated by means of the crank F upon the axis of the cylinder B. Gr G are two oblong apertures in the opposite sides of the periphery of the hollow drum B, of sufficient size to receive the buckets A of the chain E. As the drum is revolved the buckets A of the chain E fall into the apertures G, and are there held fast until the drum is moved one-half around, when the1 buckets are released and returned to the we l.

The apertures Ghold and carry the buckets A around, while the buckets empty their water into the drum B through the apertures in a continuous and rotary motion ot'the drum B and endless chain E.

The water received by the drum B through the upper or top aperture G is discharged through the aperture G at the lower part of the drum B, falling in a stream upon the semicircularincline chute H, that surrounds the lower half ot' the drum B.

The semicircular incline chute H encircles the lower side ofthe druin B between the sides of the endless chain E, with its concave suuace uppermost, for the purpose of receiving the Water as it falls from the drum B, and conveying it to a tank or reservoir beneath.

J is a common dog and ratchet upon. the axis of the drum B, for the purpose ot locking and preventing the reverse action oi' the drum B and endless chain E, with loaded buckets A upon the ascending side of the endless chain. K is an ordinary upright frame that supports the. drum B.

VWhat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The cylindrical drum A, with its apertures B B, for receiving and emptying the buckets C O, revolving the endless chain D, and receiving the water and discharging it upon the chute E below, when constructed and operating as herein described, for the purposes set forth.

2. The bucket O, having its bottom secured between the eyes D D of the endless chain, as constructed and operating as herein set forth.

JOEL O. GARRETSON. AMOS P. GARRETSON.

Witnesses J. FRANKLTN REIGART, DANIEL REIGART. 

